Jacob L. Moreno

Jacob Moreno
Born
Iacob Levy

May 18, 1889
DiedMay 14, 1974(1974-05-14) (aged 84)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forSociometry, psychodrama
Spouses
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social psychology

Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was recognized as one of the leading social scientists.